Boyfriend!Zuko headcanons
(A smidgen of NSFW content included. 16+) I might have gotten a liiiiittle carried away...
Boyfriend!Zuko is always on his best behavior for you. he holds your hand whenever you go out. he makes sure to open every door, pull out every chair, clasp every necklace or bracelet...
Boyfriend!Zuko gets jealous when he sees you talking to anyone he doesn't know. he's protective and defensive, but that's just how he was raised. it's not his fault he has to hold onto everything he loves dear so it doesn't get taken away.
and he would not stand for his partner getting purloined from him. get the agni kai started and we'll see who's scarred by the end.
Boyfriend!Zuko is blunt and honest. "Does my hair look bad like this?" "It looks like a turtle duck nest." he doesn't mean to hurt your feelings, it's just how he is, and even if you get upset he'll be right there to apologize and make up for it.
Boyfriend!Zuko loves sharing his food with you. anything to make sure you're fed properly, happy and healthy is the only way he wants you.
oh, you're hungry? he got extra just so you could pick off his plate. you want a snack? guess what he's pulling out of the secret pocket in his robe. you skipped breakfast? don't expect him not to have eggo waffles shoved up his ass just for you. (i'm kidding, i'm kidding.)
Boyfriend!Zuko letting you play with his hair while you sit in the courtyard together. his hair is littered with little flowers and accessories, and he couldn't be happier. his eyes are closed, his head is leant on a tree trunk, the wind is tussling the little flowers decorating his head, the sun is beating down, and his love is sitting to his side, enjoying it all alongside him.
Boyfriend!Zuko is attached to every gift he's ever received to you. no piece of jewelry goes unworn, no flower goes unwatered, no kiss goes unreturned.
oh, don't even get him started on your kisses... he's obsessed. and i mean ob-freaking-sessed. the soft, almost delicate feeling of your lips against his. whew, it's enough to get his heart going. forget the little pitter-patter it gives when you hold his hand or cuddle him, it full on explodes every time he feels that all too familiar brush.
the closeness is like crack to this touch-starved man. he became addicted all too quickly. morning kisses, after care kisses, just because kisses, wake up kisses, angry kisses (definitely frequent), soft kisses, mid-tree-fuck kiss, goodnight kisses...
Boyfriend!Zuko being extra careful when he bends around you. an accidental burn would absolutely crush him, and of course you wouldn't hate him or resent him for it. it would be an accident, after all. but he would never let it get to that point of you having to forgive him. he'd never let himself hurt his precious partner.
Boyfriend!Zuko is a pants soiler. when your lips touch in what seems to be a soft, ordinary kiss, but it soon turn into your tongue swiping against the seam of his lips, and he can't hold back his groan. a wet patch soon follows in his pants. or when you tug on his hair. he's done for.
again, he's a touch-starved man. give him a break, alright?
Boyfriend!Zuko is obsessed with the way you talk. the way you speak, so informal. nothing like how he's heard all his life, being addressed as the prince and not an equal. unless, of course, it was by his sister. but she's not exactly good conversation.
Boyfriend!Zuko could listen to you yap for hours and hours and hours... he loves when you ramble about whatever interests you at the moment. oh spirits, how your mouth stretches around each word, each syllable. it's enough to have him palming himself over his pants. though he'd never tell you that.
Boyfriend!Zuko is new to all of this. his only other relationship was Mai, and that was only to appease his father. he's never been in love before, not like this.
Boyfriend!Zuko is a bit of a stalker. he knows your schedule better than he knows his own. it's his favorite hobby, watching you. he's just making sure you're safe, nothing too overboard. he's not insane. he just likes to make sure his partner is safe and sound.
he likes to follow you sometimes, but only when you're going to a more dangerous part of the fire nation. it's his job as your partner to protect you, after all. it's not like you're totally unaware of his presence, either. he's not the most subtle person in the world. but hey, he's your unsubtle mess, and you wouldn't want it any other way.
Boyfriend!Zuko has clammy hands. he's a firebender, people. of course his body temperature is always through the roof. he's hot. both physically and literally. he keeps a small rag in his pocket to wipe his hands with. he can't have you holding sweaty hand now, can he?
Boyfriend!Zuko is a marker. he loves to leave his marks on you. it started out innocent enough. an accidental hickey one night, simple as that. he didn't mean to. hell, he didn't even know what it was until you explained it to him. But oh my, if the dam didn't burst...
your thighs, your neck, your chest, your stomach... every centimeter of your skin he could reach was covered. he'd make you necklaces of his marks. bracelets. sure, he went overboard, but you weren't gonna complain. you returned the favor with your nails.
Boyfriend!Zuko is so pretty. soooooooo pretty. and so, so, so oblivious about it. he doesn't even notice the flirting. he doesn't notice the lingering gazes, or the people paying for his drinks at the bar, or the constant compliments. and if he doesn't notice, he usually thinks they're flirting with you, not himself.
so, when you get pissed about it, and push him against a wall, he thinks you're about to scream in his face for being so damn stupid. i mean, really. how could he miss the fact that they were flirting with him? but then your lips are crashing against his, and his heart is slamming against his ribcage, and his hands are on your hips and— Oh, he's gonna need a new set of pants...
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